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South Korean cities with the largest foreign populations

South Korean municipalities ranked by the official number of registered foreign residents.

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Seoul, South Korea is first in the current published ranking at 275,049 people; compare its source date and geographic grain before using the result.

Items compared
30
Countries represented
1
Last checked
2026-07-22

Source-backed answers

Compare each answer with its unit and checked date; the complete source ledger is below.

RankCity or placePublished valueCheckedSource and scope
1Seoul, South Korea275,049 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
2화성시, South Korea55,057 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
3안산시, South Korea52,572 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
4시흥시, South Korea41,090 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
5수원시, South Korea40,643 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
6평택시, South Korea36,757 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
7단원구, South Korea36,742 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
8부천시, South Korea31,967 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
9천안시, South Korea30,179 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
10김해시, South Korea27,704 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
11김포시, South Korea26,433 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
12아산시, South Korea25,402 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
13구로구, South Korea23,925 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
14영등포구, South Korea23,205 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
15경산시, South Korea22,532 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
16용인시, South Korea21,430 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
17청주시, South Korea21,312 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
18동대문구, South Korea20,412 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
19창원시(통합), South Korea19,789 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
20관악구, South Korea19,668 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
21연수구, South Korea19,332 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
22제주시, South Korea18,426 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
23부평구, South Korea18,188 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
24서북구, South Korea18,137 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
25성남시, South Korea17,992 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
26광진구, South Korea17,683 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
27포천시, South Korea16,819 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
28파주시, South Korea16,658 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
29거제시, South Korea16,501 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31
30광산구, South Korea16,401 people2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-03-31

How to read this report

Use the compatible published metric foreign_population_total, keep one machine-readable unit family with direct source URLs, and sort descending.

  • Compare the displayed value, unit, source date and geographic grain together.
  • A city label does not change a regional observation into a city measurement.

Sources

Seoul 100 StatisticsSeoul Metropolitan Government · Checked 2026-07-22Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026Korea Immigration Service, Ministry of Justice · Checked 2026-07-22

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